George Jeffery

     George was born on Monday, 18 September 1815 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ George married Mary Anne McGuffin in 1837 in Ontario, Canada.² George & Mary Anne had children: John J. [1839], James [1841], George McGuffin [6/28/1844-3/07/1917] [m. 1866 Susannah Augustine Wigle & 2nd. 12/16/1885 Mary Jane Riley], Eliza Jane [1845] [m. 1/01/1871 Cgerton Scratch], Mary [1851] [n. 3/14/1876 Thomas Welkinson], William Alfred [3/31/1855-3/17/1936] [m. 12/25/1878 Miranda Dawson], Isaac [1857], Margaret [1860] [m. 1/26/1881 Thomas C. Stewart] & Wilington [1862].^3,4 1851, George and Mary was listed on the Canadian census residing with his brother at the village of Oakville, Trafalgar Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada. Enumberated in the household were John Jeffry [34 Nova Scotia][Widowed][ship's carpenter][Methodist], Elizabeth [11 Canada], John [5 Canada], Emiline [3 Canada], Eunie [63 Nova Scotia][Baptist], George Jeffry [38 Nova Scotia], Mary A. [28 Ireland], John [11 Canada], James [9 Canada], George M. [7 Canada], Melinda [6 Canada], Amos Randall [3 Canada], Elizabeth Randall [1 Canada]. John's wife died of consumption at age 25 years. The home is a one story framed house.⁵ 1861, George and his wife, Mary, were listed on the Canadian Census at Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada. Enumerated in this household were George Jeffery [48 Nova Scotia], Mary A. [38 Ireland], John [20 Upper Canada], James [18 Upper Canada], Eliza [14 Upper Canada], Mary [11 Upper Canada], William [6 Upper Canada], Isaac [4 Upper Canada] & Margaret [1 Upper Canada]. George is a farmer and a shoemaker.⁶ 1871, George and his wife, Mary, were listed on the Canadian Census at Meersea Township. Enumerated in this household were John Jeffery [29 Ontario], George [55 Nova Scotia], Mary A. [48 Ireland], Alfred [16 Ontario], Isaac [14 Ontario], Margaret [10 Ontario], Wilington [8 Ontario] & Mary [18 Ontario]. John is a farmer and George is a shoemaker.⁷ George departed this life on Thursday, 8 April 1875 in Mersea Township at age 59 years, 6 months and 21 days. He was buried at Olinda in Olinda Cemetery. The inscription on his tombstone reads: In memory of George Jeffery Deceased 1875 [stone broken thru the date] Aged 59 y'rs 6 mo's 20 d'ys.